Description
The Birth of Venus is a painting by Sandro Botticelli created between 1483 to 1485. The medium used is tempera on a 172.5cm X 278.5cm size canvas. The painting is now in the Galleria degli Uffizzi, Florence. The painting depicts the mythical scene of the Birth of the Greek Goddess of love, Venus. The Birth of Venus depicts 4 mythological figures which are the Wind God, Zephyrus, Goddess of Flora ,Chloris, Goddess of love, Venus and Goddess of season,Horai.
Analysis
Sandro Botticelli illustrated the seashell in an unaturally big proportion compared to the surrounding to make it stands out more.The size of the seashell which is large creates an emphasis on the painting. The painter also created a contrast of warm and cool colours in the painting.Venus is the painting is assymmetical balance as she is in the form of contrapposto. The lines on the hair and cloak creates a flowing rhythm.Sandro Botticelli created a flat space in the painting. It is also infinte with the sky and horizon. He created the painting using tempera with a small amount of fats and covered them with a layer of pure egg white.
Judgment
It is functionalism in the form of wedding painting for the villa of Castello. The Birth of Venus was inspired by the suggestion from Lorenzo the Magnificent influenced by Angelo Poliziano's poem and Marsilio Ficino's philosophical ideas. It is also imitative as it is narrating a Greek myth. It contains emotionalism. There are few symbolisms in the painting such as the large seashell symbolises woman's vulva.
Audience
Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, a cousin of Lorenzo the Magnificent commissioned the painting.Students from fine art ,design and architecure, art historian, tourists might appreciate the painting. They might be able to know the painting technique of that period, know the Greek myth, brings up the growth of economy by promoting the paintings in the museum.
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